In a nutshell, a PT merely arranges his or
her paperwork in such a way that all governments consider him a tourist. A
person who is just “Passing Through.” The advantage is that being thought of
by government officials as a person who is merely “Parked Temporarily,” a
PT is not subjected to taxes, military
service, lawsuits, or persecution for partaking in innocent but forbidden
pursuits or pleasures.

I’m sure there are disadvantages to being a refugee without a country, too,
but it seems to fit some people just fine, and there’s a heartstring of mine
that tends to hum in harmonic sympathy when the topic comes up.

The New York-based Gay City News has printed
a letter-to-the-editor from John Bisceglia
who is resisting taxes to protest the government’s refusal to give legal
recognition to same-sex marriages. “For many in the LGBT
community, we have lost all patience with both voters and politicians when it
comes to justice and common decency concerning our families, so we are doing
what we can do — withholding tax until we are treated equally.”

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